Heart Of Oregon Corps Inc

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SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D-STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT.

APPLICANT NAME: HEART OF OREGON CORPS, INC. PROJECT TITLE: HEART OF OREGON CORPS YOUTHBUILDPROJECT SUMMARY: THROUGH THE YOUTHBUILD MODEL, HEART OF OREGON CORPS DELIVERS PRE APPRENTICESHIP SERVICES THAT ENCOMPASS EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING IN CONSTRUCTION AND CHILDCARE, LEADERSHIP, AND HIGH-QUALITY EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENTS TO OPPORTUNITY YOUTH 16-24, ENGAGING YOUTH TO PERFORM MEANINGFUL WORK AND SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED AND INTENDED USE OF FUNDS: 1,500,000. FUNDS PRIMARILY USED FOR PROGRAM STAFF (PERSONNEL) AND PARTICIPANT STIPENDS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND SUPPORTS, UTILIZING A 4-MONTH PLANNING PERIOD AND 36 MONTHS OF SERVICES.DELIVERABLES OUTCOMES: STANDARD WORKFORCE WIOA TITLE II YOUTH PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, INCLUDING PLACEMENT AFTER PROGRAM COMPLETION (SEE BRIEF SUMMARY SECTION, PAGE 2).MATCHING FUNDS AMOUNT: 375,000TOTAL OF PARTICIPANTS TO BE ENROLLED: 66CONSTRUCTION PLUS OCCUPATIONAL FIELD(S): CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENTDESCRIPTION OF THE AREA TO BE SERVED: HOCS SERVICE AREA IS THE HIGH DESERT RURAL TOWNS AND MEDIUM CITIES OF CENTRAL OREGON (POP. 258K), WHICH INCLUDES 10 CONTIGUOUS ZIP CODES AND THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF WARMS SPRINGS. THE AREA IS IMPACTED BY YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT (12.4 ) AND POVERTY (10.2 ). TARGET COMMUNITY SERVICE AREA, IDENTIFIED BY ZIP CODE(S): 97701, 97702, 97734, 97741, 97753, 97754, 97756, 97759, 97760, 97761 APPLICANT IS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY IN A TERRITORY THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE MATCHING WAIVER AND INTENDS TO WAIVE MATCH, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION III.B. MATCHING: YES NO X ANY EXPERIENCE WITH SECTION 3 OF THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1968 (12 U.S. C. 1701U): HOC TRAINS ITS JOB DEVELOPER ON HUD-SECTION 3 AUTHORITIES, AND SUPPORTS COORDINATED HIRING OF YB GRADUATES BY LOCAL COMPANIES WORKING TO MEET SECTION 3 STANDARDS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROJECT (SCOPE OF PROJECT, PROPOSED OUTCOMES): HEART OF OREGON CORPS (HOC), IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT WITH THE MISSION TO EMPOWER YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH EMPLOYMENT, JOB TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND SERVICE TO CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITIES. HOC ESTABLISHED ITS YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM (HOCYB) IN 2009 TO SERVE THE TRI-COUNTY CENTRAL OREGON REGION. THE HOCYB PROJECT WILL ENROLL 66 OPPORTUNITY YOUTH (LOW-INCOME OR DISADVANTAGED 16-24-YEAR-OLD YOUTH, AT LEAST 75 OF WHOM ARE OUT OF SCHOOL) IN 4 COHORTS. EACH COHORT RECEIVES 1 YEAR OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING (WITH EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING,CAREER PREPARATION, COUNSELING, AND LEADERSHIP COMPONENTS) WITH 1 YEAR OF FOLLOW-UP SERVICES. CONSTRUCTION TRACK PARTICIPANTS WILL BUILD 3 AFFORDABLE HOMES WHILE CONSTRUCTION PLUSCHILDCARE TRACK PARTICIPANTS WILL CONTRIBUTE OVER 5,000 HOURS IN NON-PROFIT CHILDCARES. ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS OFFERED INCLUDE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, GED, NCCER CORE CRAFT SKILLS CERTIFICATION, AND CCYB CHILD YOUTH CARE CERTIFICATION. YOUTH TRANSITION FROM THE PROGRAM INTO EMPLOYMENT, POSTSECONDARY, OR APPRENTICESHIP WITH PLACEMENT SUPPORT. HOCS PROPOSED WIOA OUTCOME GOALS ARE: ENROLLMENT (66), PLACEMENT IN 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT (70 ), PLACEMENT IN 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT (55 ), MEDIAN EARNINGS ( 4,000), CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT (85 ), MEASURABLE SKILLS GAINS (90 ), AND EFFECTIVENESS IN SERVING EMPLOYERS (25 ). HOC HAS SECURED COMMITMENTS FOR 375,000 (25 ) OF NON-FEDERAL MATCH FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS, DEMONSTRATING STRONG LOCAL SUPPORT. AN ADDITIONAL 562,325 OF LEVERAGED FUNDS FURTHER SUPPORT SUCCESS, INCLUDING FROM LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND NATIONAL SUPPORT FROM YOUTHBUILD USA. THIS REQUEST IS CRITICAL FOR CENTRAL OREGONS HIGHEST AT-RISK YOUNG ADULTS TO GAIN THE SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS THEY NEED TO BECOME COMPETITIVE IN OUR REGIONS EMPLOYMENT MARKET, TO CREATE A LADDER TO HELP THEM ACCESS A SUCCESSFUL CAREER PATHWAY. HOC IS POISED TO CONTINUE TO ADMINISTER A HIGH-PERFORMANCE PROGRAM.

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH IN RESOURCE MGMT, PRINEVILLE DISTRICT,CENTRAL OR AND DESCHUTES RA

BLM OR/WA - PRINEVILLE YOUTH PARTNERSHIP, PRINEVILLE DISTRICT, OREGON

ARRA - SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM/FUELS REDUCTION

HEART OF OREGON YOUTH WORK ON PUBLIC LANDS: HAZARD FUELS REDUCTION & COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE

OR/WA PRINEVILLE HEART OF OREGON CORPS (HOC) JOHN DAY PROJECT

ARRA - HOC YOUTH CREWS 8 COUNTY HAZ FUELS CRNG

<P>PREVIOUS WESTERN NATIVE TROUT INITIATIVE (WNTI) FUNDING (2017, 2019, AND 2020) WAS AWARDED TO THE LOWER DEEP CREEK FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION PROJECT AND THE GREATER WILLIAMS PRAIRIE RESTORATION AREA (GWPRA). BOTH PROJECTS ARE KEY COMPONENTS IN THE ONGOING RESTORATION OF THE UPPER NORTH FORK CROOKED RIVER WATERSHED (UNFCR). TO ACCOMPANY WATERSHED SCALE RESTORATION, SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS ARE ONGOING AND PLANNED. AN ONGOING PROJECT IS THE GRAY PRAIRIE/ GRAY CREEK RESTORATION, WHICH IS A PART OF THE ALL HANDS, ALL BRANDS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. GRAY CREEK SUBWATERSHED IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE GWPRA AND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PERENNIAL HEADWATERS TRIBUTARIES TO THE UPPER NORTH FORK CROOKED RIVER. THIS SUBWATERSHED LIES WITHIN A USFS REGION 6 TERRESTRIAL RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION STRATEGY (TRACS) PRIORITY AREA. IT IS ALSO IN AN OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE BEAVER EMPHASIS AREA. OTHER ONGOING/PLANNED PROJECTS TO BENEFIT REDBAND TROUT INCLUDE RESTORATION ON HAPPY CAMP CREEK, JACKSON CREEK, AND DERR MEADOWS. THE PROJECT AREA HAS AN EXTENSIVE DISTRIBUTION OF REDBAND TROUT, A REGIONAL FORESTER?S SENSITIVE SPECIES AND WNTI PRIORITY SPECIES, AND IS LOCATED UPSTREAM OF A GENETICALLY SIGNIFICANT STRONG-HOLD POPULATION. COLUMBIA SPOTTED FROGS AND SILVER BORDERED FRITILLARY, BOTH SENSITIVE SPECIES, ARE PRESENT IN THE AREA. BEAVER POPULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RECRUITED INTO THE PROJECT FROM NEARBY. <P>HISTORICALLY, GRAY PRAIRIE HAD BEAVER INFLUENCE AND A DENSE WILLOW AND SEDGE RIPARIAN COMMUNITY. GROUNDWATER SATURATED FLOODPLAINS PROVIDED HYPORHEIC EXCHANGE AND WATER RETENTION, PROVIDING PERENNIAL COLD-WATER. THESE HEADWATERS MEADOWS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN RESISTING STREAM TEMPERATURE AND BASEFLOW CHANGES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. CURRENTLY THE MEADOW IS HEAVILY INCISED, WITH UPLAND GRASSES AND SAGEBRUSH DOMINATED TERRACES. INSET FLOODPLAINS ARE NARROW AND MEADOW SATURATION IS MINIMAL. SEDGES ARE LIMITED TO STREAMBANKS AND WILLOW ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. WATER RETENTION IN THE MEADOW IS FAR BELOW POTENTIAL. LOW-TECH, PROCESS-BASED RESTORATION (LTPBR) TECHNIQUES WILL BE THE PRIMARY METHOD OF RESTORATION. THESE TECHNIQUES USE ON-SITE SOURCED MATERIALS, ARE COST EFFECTIVE, AND PROMOTE NATURAL HYDROLOGIC AND BIOLOGIC FUNCTIONS TO RESTORE WATER TABLES, FLOODPLAIN CONNECTION, AND RIPARIAN PLANT COMMUNITIES. THEY ALSO ENCOURAGE THE EXPANSION OF EXISTING BEAVER COLONIES, EFFECTIVELY RECRUITING NATURES RESTORATION PRACTITIONERS. LTPBR HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, INCREASE RETENTION, AND BUFFER WATER TEMPERATURES, ALL OF WHICH ARE CHALLENGES FOR REDBAND TROUT. A KEY COMPONENT OF LTPBR IS ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT. LTPBR RELIES ON NATURAL CHANNEL EVOLUTION PROCESSES TO RESTORE PROPER FUNCTION, THUS THERE IS A NEED TO RESPOND TO ANNUAL FLOW EVENTS AND CHANGES TO THE PROJECT. <P>REQUESTED FUNDS WILL BE USED TO CONTRACT THE HIGH DESERT CONSERVATION CORPS (AN AMERICORPS CONSERVATION CREW COMPRISED OF LOCAL YOUTH AGES 17-24) TO CONDUCT ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FROM FALL OF 2025 THROUGH 2026. OUTCOMES FROM THEIR EFFORTS WILL INCLUDE 3.4 STREAM MILES RESTORED OR ENHANCED, 2 STREAM MILES RECONNECTED OR REOPENED, 41 ACRES OF WETLANDS RESTORED OR ENHANCED. SERVICE WILL BE COMPLTED BY ROUGHLY 40 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND 80 VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THE ALL HANDS, ALL BRANDS FOR PUBLIC LANDS EVENTS. FUNDS WILL FILL A CRUCIAL WORKFORCE CAPACITY SHORTFALL AND ENSURE LONG-TERM PROJECT SUCCESS.

ARRA HOC CREWS TRAILS PROJECTS OCHOCO

HEART OF OREGON CORPS (HOC) SEEKS TO PARTNER WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) PRINEVILLE DISTRICT TO ENGAGE LOCAL YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 17-24, IN NATURAL RESOURCE AND RECREATION SITE STEWARDSHIP. FOUNDED IN 2000, HOCS MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH EMPLOYMENT, JOB TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND SERVICE TO CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THAT MISSION BY CREATING MEANINGFUL WORK EXPERIENCES IN CONSERVATION FOR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH WHO ARE NOT IN SCHOOL OR WORKING, MANY OF WHOM COME FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS OR FACE BARRIERS TO SUCCESS. THE PROPOSED INITIATIVE WILL CONNECT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PUBLIC LANDS, PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, AND INTRODUCE PATHWAYS TO CAREERS IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTALL WHILE SUPPORTING THE BLMS NEED FOR RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND HABITAT RESTORATION WITHIN THE PRINEVILLE DISTRICT.THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE YOUTH CREWS FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS (OR LONGER AS NEEDED) IN PUBLIC LAND STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES. CREW MEMBERS, ALL LOCAL TO THE REGIONINCLUDING FROM CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON COUNTIES AND THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF WARM SPRINGSWILL WORK UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF TRAINED CREW LEADERS AND HOC STAFF. BLM PERSONNEL WILL ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING AND ASSIGNING PROJECT LOCATIONS AND TASKS, WHICH MAY BE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BASED ON NEED.